Msnbc. Hi everyone. Im jj ramberg and welcome to your business. The show dedicated to helping grow your Small Business. How does running a business with no employees and zero overhead sound to you . We met one entrepreneur who has figured it out. This seattlebased designer wanted to make outdoor sheds but didnt want to resort to Old School Construction Business Models. The result was a highquality but costefficient product. Meet ryan smith. Hes an architect, designer and the owner of seattlebased modern sheds. His company manufactures and sells distinctive looking sheds based on his designs, like this prototype that he keeps at the studio in his backyard. His company also distinguishes in the unusual way he runs things. We dont have a payroll, no. And modern shed really has no employees. Nor do they have the Legal Authority to treat me an as employee. We are all independent contractors. There is no location. We have been a Virtual Company for a long time. We are paperless. No headquart
Theyre secondgeneration entrepreneurs running their businesses with a little help if their parents. How do you do that and keep family spats out of the mix . The answer coming up next in your business. Hi there, everyone, im jj ramberg and welcome to your business the show dedicated to giving you tips and advice to helping your Small Business grow. Seven years ago, i started a company with my brother. Before that, my brother had started a company with my mom. And my dad worked with his father. Our entrepreneurial ventures have had a lot of family connections. For us, it works. But it doesnt for everyone. Tensions can run high as feelings get in the way of business. Meet two entrepreneurs who have enlisted the help of their parents and together they figured out their own ways to balance the slippery slope of working with family. Owning a clothing boutique was always janine harveys dream. This is what i like ultimately want to do with my life. In 2011, at the age of 21, she opened alchem
Theyre Second Generation entrepreneurs running their businesses with a little help from their parents. But how do you do that and keep family spats out of the mix . The answer coming up next on your business. Hi there, everyone, im jj ramberg and welcome to your business the show dedicated to giving you tips and advice to helping your Small Business grow. Seven years ago, i started a company with my brother. Before that, my brother had started a company with my mom. And my dad worked with his father. Our entrepreneurial ventures have had a lot of family connections. For us, it works. But it doesnt for everyone. Tensions can run high as feelings get in the way of business. Meet two entrepreneurs who have enlisted the help of their parents and together they figured out their own ways to balance the slippery slope of working with family. Owning a clothing boutique was always janine harveys dream. This is what i like ultimately want to do with my life. In 2011, at the age of 21, she opened
Hi, there, everyone. Im jj ramberg and welcome to your business. If youve been to the vegas strip organization lu absolutely recognize the company were profiling today. You might not know its name, but you sure know its work. Ielt tess company that built that amazing fountain in front of the bellagio, and thats only one of the many incredible water sculptures theyve designed. So we wanted to see whos behind this art and how do they keep their employees coming up with such innovative ideas . Well, it turns up its all about training, culture, and versatility. Drive by the bellagio in las vegas or the dubai found an ocean away and you cannot help but stop and stare. This is the work of a Disney Imagineer turned design engineer. After woking on disneys epcot water fountain, they took that experience, left their corporate jobs, and started the southern californiabased Water Feature Design Firm wet. Their first fountain was for Fountain Place in dallas, texas, and the company hasnt had a qui
Hi, everyone, welcome to your business. The show dedicated to helping your growing business. Think youre seeing double . Cuddle clones hope so. Theyve made an entire business making plush replica of peoples pets and customers are scrambling to get one of their own. With growing demand, they had to get outside help, which at first was a complete disaster. We went to louisville, kentucky to get their tale of caution and success. When one of todds beloved york kis passed away, he was desperate to find a way to memorialize her. It was so realistic that it surprised a lot of people. I had it in a side bedroom when you walked down the hallway. People walking by thought it was a real dog. Reporter to it he is referring to is his cuddle carolina its an exact replica of the pet he loved so much t. Idea was the founder of jennifer williams. I had a great dane, his name was are yrufuss, it would be co have a plush version of you. It was a thought that stuck n. 2011, she pitched the idea of can yo